English Explanatory Dictionary

who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. A person tends to acquire the characteristics of those with whom they associate.

Word forms

who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl

Etymology

Often attributed to Will Graves.

Synonyms

if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas if you fly with the crows, you get shot with the crows

Related words

a man is known by the company he keeps
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